One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 304 · 40 questions

Word tip (Many words → one word): Read every part of the phrase: who or what, and what is special about it. Think of word endings that help: -ible / -able (can be done), -ist (a person), -ary / -ium (a place), -vore (an eater). Check that the word matches the whole phrase, not just part of it.

1. 1.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) granary (c) mint (d) bank
2. 2.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) illegal (d) invisible
3. 3.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) florist (c) veterinarian (d) optician
4. 4.One word for: easily broken (a) edible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) flexible
5. 5.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) omnivore (b) herbivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
6. 6.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) conductor
7. 7.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) aquarium (b) aviary (c) kennel (d) library
8. 8.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) pedestrian (d) sleepwalker
9. 9.One word for: handwriting that cannot be read (a) edible (b) illiterate (c) illegible (d) invisible
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) sailor (c) pilot (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a person who repairs pipes and taps (a) cobbler (b) tailor (c) carpenter (d) plumber
12. 12.One word for: a book of maps (a) diary (b) dictionary (c) novel (d) atlas
13. 13.One word for: a period of two weeks (a) decade (b) semester (c) fortnight (d) century
14. 14.One word for: a person who always expects the worst (a) pessimist (b) tourist (c) dentist (d) optimist
15. 15.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) employee (b) owner (c) tourist (d) volunteer
16. 16.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) botanist (b) geologist (c) zoologist (d) astronomer
17. 17.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) audible (b) fragile (c) visible (d) edible
18. 18.One word for: a person who studies the stars and planets (a) astronomer (b) geologist (c) dentist (d) biologist
19. 19.One word for: the study of living things (a) geography (b) astronomy (c) history (d) biology
20. 20.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) patients (c) spectators (d) pedestrians
21. 21.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) optimist (b) tourist (c) traitor (d) patriot
22. 22.One word for: a person who speaks many languages (a) patriot (b) miser (c) optimist (d) polyglot
23. 23.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) tourist (c) patriot (d) traitor
24. 24.One word for: words that sound alike but differ in meaning (a) synonyms (b) antonyms (c) prefixes (d) homophones
25. 25.One word for: a person who cannot read or write (a) illiterate (b) invisible (c) innocent (d) illegal
26. 26.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) audible (c) edible (d) illegible
27. 27.One word for: happening every week (a) daily (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) annual
28. 28.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) bilingual (b) literate (c) silent (d) talkative
29. 29.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) biography
30. 30.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) homophone (c) antonym (d) suffix
31. 31.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) judge (d) eyewitness
32. 32.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) century (b) decade (c) fortnight (d) millennium
33. 33.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) florist (b) dentist (c) tailor (d) cashier
34. 34.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) omnivore (b) pedestrian (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
35. 35.One word for: a group of singers (a) crew (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
36. 36.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) library (c) aviary (d) granary
37. 37.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
38. 38.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) optimist (b) scientist (c) tourist (d) pessimist
39. 39.One word for: happening every day (a) daily (b) annual (c) weekly (d) monthly
40. 40.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary

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